Daniels to Midshipmen at Annapolis Commencement
Secretary Daniels told nearly 200 Naval Academy third year graduates that democracy can wage war efficiently with unity. He cited voluntary service, the selective draft, bond issues, Red Cross fundraising, and a united Congress, stressing aims to end autocracy and extend liberty.
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Fragmented OCR New York Times masthead fragment
A damaged OCR readout shows partial NYT masthead and publisher lines with garbled text and stray characters, lacking coherent article content or dateline.
Reason Prevails in Food Bill Debate
The piece argues for enacting the Food bill promptly while urging reasonable tax policy and prudent liquor production limits. It calls for restraint on taxation, notes wartime needs, and asks the President and Food Administrator to exercise discretion over liquor production amid grain shortages.
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Senate
Preservation of West Eighty Sixth Parkway Amid Rail Plan
The Times urges the Board of Estimate to oppose laying railroad tracks through West Eighty-sixth Street arguing it would ruin a parkway, ruin nearby homes, set a bad precedent, and erode civic planning. It favors alternatives that protect residential neighborhoods and the street’s aesthetic value.
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New York
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Central Park
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Yorkville
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Board of Estimate
Congress Eyes New Federal Controls on Key Industries
The passage notes additions to the Food Control bill covering iron and steel products, farm implements, petroleum and products, fibers and their products, to be exercised independently of trade organizations already cooperating with government agencies. Congress must act decisively or lose influence.
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Iron Trade Review
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New York Recruits Drive for Regular Army Rosters
The article notes energetic recruitment efforts for the regular army as news of American troops arriving in France boosts enlistments. It praises states and cities for meeting quotas, highlights regional differences, and urges rapid action to reach the 70,000 required before tomorrow night.
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New England
Preservation of New York Parkways by Committee Action
The speaker urges rejecting the committee’s report and acting wisely to preserve the parkways that articulate and form the core of New York's park system for all time.
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New York
Robbery as a Science and the German Ether of Fines
The Exporters' Review cites German efficiency in using confidential records from a European institute to levy escalating fines on conquered towns. It argues German ethics are compromised by prewar data gathering and wartime exploitation, reaffirming mixed global views on German conduct.
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Germany
Belgium
France
Schimmelpfeng Institute
Europe
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Schimmelpreng Institute
Building Zone Laws Preserve Public Interest Over Private Ends
Recent rulings show building zone regulations are defended as public protections rather than private tools. Appeals must go through the Building Department, and contracts cannot override timely regulations. Courts avoid broad critiques while upholding city interests and long term enforceability.
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Building Department
Commission to study European lumber trade and waste
A five member American team, appointed by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, will examine European lumber markets from Norway to the Mediterranean. Funded by four experts’ expenses from the National Association of Lumber Manufacturers, the inquiry aims to boost U S exports while addressing waste in domestic mills and an appeal to the FTC for possible restraint by combination. The study is supervised by the bureau, the FTC, and the Forest Service.
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Europe
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
National Association of Lumber Manufacturers
Bureau
Federal Trade Commission
Forest Service
Norway
Mediterranean
Paatt
Washington
Questions on command in allied forces and independence debates
The War Department clarifies General Peasainxe will command his men independently yet must consult French and British leaders. It notes allied cooperation without one master authority, a contrast to German centralized command, and predicts mixed efficiency and possible tensions among allies.
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Canada
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Lumbermen seek reform to curb forest waste and boost exports
The piece argues for reform to prevent forest waste by allowing lumbermen's cooperation while fearing anti trust violations. It supports the Webb bill to permit trade abroad and reduce domestic waste, hoping FTC approval for measures to prevent waste.
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Europe
Dr. Patt
Webb
Federal Trade Commission
Red Cross Service Policy and Passport Rules
The government will not exclude naturalized citizens or American born citizens with alien fathers from Red Cross service. H P Davison seeks changes to French and British passport rules to avoid discriminating against loyal Americans. He urges careful inquiries to verify loyalty and avoid disrupting allied relief work.
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Great Britain
France
New Census Blanks Reveal Shifting Roles Of Women
The article notes a flawed state census of military resources that underestimates women's rising participation in business trades and professions. A doctor and alienist woman listed as having no business but skilled with garments and typing illustrates the misfit between questions and modern roles. It suggests leveraging such qualified women to strengthen future military recruitment and avoid enlisting unstable men.
Debark or disembark Debate Rages Over Word Choice
A columnist laments the overuse of disembark and disembarks in wartime and dictionary trends. The piece argues lexicographers should record facts even if they expose absurdities and urges using debark or disbark as clearer alternatives for sailors and soldiers.
Real French Spirit urged aid for France in war effort
Reader from Princeton cites Verdun front reports and urges immediate American support to prevent France’s depletion. He stresses France’s enduring resolve, calls for hundreds of thousands of American troops, ships, guns, and dollars, and warns delay will impoverish the world.
Prohibition Fight Shaping in Senate on Food-Control Bill
New York June 28 1917 the fate of the prohibition feature of the Food Control bill is near in the Senate. The House passed the bill 865 to 5 yet prohibition survived a later vote by only 16 in 288. Critics argue the provision is radical unnecessary and politically motivated opposing it as a wartime overreach and urging a separate debate rather than embedding it in the broader bill.
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New York
New York Times
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House
Hoover
Nobod
Europe
Fan Klin
Conditions in Germany Reflected in Dutch Letter Home
A Dutch contact from West End New Jersey dated June 26, 1917 reports scarce food in Germany during a four week visit to Hamburg and Berlin. The letter describes starving crowds, discontent with the Kaiser and Crown Prince, and a press under government control while predicting the Kaiser’s downfall. It asserts Dutch support for an ally stance and notes European political change is imminent.
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Berlin
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Advocate for National Guard march in London streets
A letter from A C Hartley in New York dated June 27 1917 urges bringing the National Guard to London for a march out to attract recruits. He notes twenty years in volunteers and territorials in London and praises the article in today’s issue.
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New York Times
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London
National Guard
A. C Hartley
New York
Prayer for Courage and Duty in War Time
A wartime verse asks for guidance to keep a broad vision of the conflict and to honor duty and country. It urges remembrance of those sent to battle, the sacrifices of women at home, and a plea for divine protection for returning soldiers. The signer H HK P.
Federation of Labor Declines to Attend World Union Congress
The American Federation of Labor rejects participation in the International Conference of Trades Unions planned after the Stockholm meeting. Gompers cites prematurity and dangerous implications for democratic liberty, saying AFL cannot accept the invitation with 2,800,000 members. The cable also reached leaders in France Britain and Holland.
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International Conference of Trades Unions
Stockholm
Switzerland
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Lindquist
American Federation
Trades Unions
Holland
Denmark
Norway
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Finland
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Austria
American Federation of Labor For International Conference
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French Federation of Labor
Appleton
British Trades Union Congress
Qudegeest
Federation of Labor of Holland
France creates National Office of Touring for postwar visitors
A June decree in Paris establishes the National Office of Touring under the Public Works Ministry to centralize tourist information, develop touring in France, and improve transport and lodging. Directors of highways, railways, forests, architecture, and local authorities join the commission, with a Superior Council of Touring including members of parliament to cooperate with the office.
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Associated Press
France
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National Office of Touring
Emmet Statue Unveiled at National Museum Rotunda
A life size bronze statue of Robert Emmet the Irish patriot was unveiled in the National Museum rotunda Washington June 28 President Wilson attended The tribute featured remarks by Judge Victor M Dowling and Senator Phelan Miss Alice O Gorman unveiled the statue and Secretary Walcott accepted it for the Smithsonian Audience cheered as John McCormack sang The Star Spangled Banner
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Robert Emmet
National Museum
Wilson
Emmet
Victor M. Dowling
New York
Phelan
California
Alice O'Gorman
Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
John McCormack
Amoy Suit Settled on Public Recreation Grounds
In Amoy China the United States Government action against Ku lang-hsu to recover title to public recreation grounds failed. The municipality will rectify deed violations and retain title. Grounds were deeded in trust for foreign residents with a 1872 condition reverting title to the U.S. if violated. The municipality long possessed the property.
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Amoy
China
United States
Kulang-hsu
City Democracy backs Mitchel for New York mayor
The City Democracy group endorses John Purroy Mitchel for mayor, convening about 700 at Grand Central. W. Littleton chairs, with leaders from five boroughs to organize support and place Mitchel on the ballot while denouncing Tammany Hall's influence. Frederic Coudert and Jin W. Littleton praise Mitchel as the nation’s most respected mayoral figure.
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John Purroy
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Mitchel
Jin W. Littleton
Frederic RB. Coudert
Tammany
New York
Jon Mitchel
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Joseph R. Truesdale
Mittees
Wes
Mantin Patterson
Adolf Stein
Augustus Healy
As F. Reilly
Queens
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Thomas 2. McGrath
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Richmond
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J. Coudert
Lester Ll
Charles E. Clark
Benjamin Patterson Felix H. Levy
Manhattan
Exchange Rate Rise Puts Dutch Mark Under Pressure
The Daily Mail from The Hague notes the mark in Holland rose yesterday to guilders amid indications of renewed German debt issuance. Officials say German credit sits lower than the mark rate and gold exports to Holland have tightened the exchange outlook.
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London
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